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strat -Cabiffte JAMES W. HAZLETT, or NEW Y Leners man; N .100,527, aaai March s, 1870.

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IMPROVBD Ieri-CHAMBER PoR REFRIGERATORS The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part di the same to prevent the escape of icc over the sides-of the chainber, and ,also'tocprevent pieces of ice from projecting over the sides ot' the chamber, and, in' so casting or otherwise forming the under sideot the chamber. "with grooves or corrugations as will lead or convey the condensed moisture or vapor intoa waste-pipe, and thus prevent its dripping into the provision-chamber ot' the refrigerator, as -hereinafter `more fully described. i

In the accompanying sheet 'of drawings- Figure lis a plan or top view of niyinventiou; Figure 2, a tral'isverse sectional view of the same;

Figure, a transverse section of part of the same.` Similar let-tersof reference indicate corresponding parts iu the several drrnviugs.A c

-The icechamber or box is constructed of cast-iron and is galvanized.

arise, and thus prevent` the moisture fronr dripping into the provision-ohamborand on the provisions therein. v y

The sides of the bottoms of the ice-chamber o r box are'cast with vertical ledges, (I, the top edges of which are in 011e and the saine horizontal plane, the bottom being water.

slightly inclined to admit of the escape of The `guards designated by e are of` cast-iron, and are open or lattice-work. They are slightly inclined, as shown in fig.'2, and serve to guide the icegproperly into the ice-chamber and preventthe icc iroru projecting over the edges of' the same. The guards e willl not add in aliappreciable degree to the cost ofcoustrnction, and will prove a desirable acquisition to refrigerators. l

Among ,the other advantages of my ice-chamber or box is that it will not absorb any peculiar taint or odor arising from the provisions inthe refrigerator, as is the case with the wooden racks or trays4 now in use; besides the heavy iron of which my box or chamber is compose-d enables the ice to be broken when necessary with facility and-without disarranging the refrigerator or any of its appointments;

It will be seen that thepeculiarity iu the construction ot' this ice-chamber is the division ofthe bottom by grooves or gutters, (i, into separate surfaces, all

`incliuing toward the gut-ters and draining thereinto, the gutters conducting the water from the melting ice l to an outlet.

In this case I have shown the gutters (t a so arv ranged as to divide the bottom into tllree `separate surfaces, triangular. in form, and all inclining to the gutter.

The central surface is larger than those at the ends, and its corrugations are at rightangles to those of the said end surfaces.

The gutters form a letter V, and have acommon outlet.

I do not claim, broadly, an ice-box having a corrugated bottoin with a sunken channel and end-guards, being aware that such is not new; but

lVhat I claim as my improven'ieut is- An ice-box or chamber for refrigerators, cast with corrugations c c and divided into separate surfaces by the channels ct a., as shown, and provided with the guards e e, when constructed as herein described for the purpose specified.

. Y JAS, W. HAZLEIT.

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